How salt-loving grasses can help tackle salinity and boost forage production in UAE
Soil and water salinity are a big problem in many parts of the UAE due to intensive desalination, including in agriculture, and seawater intrusion into aquifers. So much so that some farmers prefer to abandon their salt-degraded lands as traditional crops fail. The problem poses challenges to national efforts to enhance food security and self-sufficiency through local production.
Organization: International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA)
Year: 2018
Country/ies: United Arab Emirates
Geographical coverage: Near East and North Africa
Type: Blog article
Full text available at: https://www.biosaline.org/news/2018-07-26-6548
Content language: English